Chuck Key Holder for my Drill Press

This is a little project I have had in the works ever since I got the drill press in the barn. I like to have a place for everything- especially the chuck key because it is small can can get lost so easily. I started with a piece of a scrap sign material ( mahogany over poplar core) and cut out my blank. Then I drilled and counterbored the screw holes for the cap. I cut the cap off, rough cut the hole and then used the spindle sander to round it about 2.340 to fit the drill press post. I added a shot of my quickie router holder for small parts .It is finished with clear matte spray.

Here are two other additions to that old Craftsman drill press that they through out at the high school because of damage and missing parts:Quick nut down stop:

And the quill lock. I tapped a hole in the casting for the lock screw:

Cheers, Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!